Bicycle-seat



(No Model.)

0. E. WHEELAND. BICYCLE SEAT. No. 575,406; Patented Jan. 19, 1897;

I WITNESSES: mvshran w ZQJQ6%% NI'IED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES ELMER \VI-IEELAND, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BICYCLE-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,406, dated January19, 1897. Application filed April 10, 1896. Serial No. 586,897. (Nomodel.)

T0 at whom it 71%; concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ELMER WHEE- LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Seattle, in the county of King and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBicycle- Seats, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponcling parts.

This invention relates to bicycle-seats; and the object thereof is toprovide an improvement in this class of devices whereby the rider mayretain his position upon the seat with less effort than usual andwhereby the tendency to slide foward thereon will be to some extentavoided.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompan ying drawings form a part, in which- Figure l is aplan view of an ordinary bicycle-seat provided with my improvement, andFig. 2 a partial section on the line 2 2 thereof.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Arepresents abicycle-seat the top of which is preferably composed of leather in theusual manner, and said seat is wider at the rear portion thereof than atthe front, as shown at a, the sides of the seat being contracted at aand downwardly curved in the usual manner and converge almost to apoint, as shown at a The top or cover of the seat is provided centrallywith the usual longitudinal slot a and secured thereto at each side ofsaid slot are forwardly-curved segmental cushions or supports B, whichare composed of leather, two pieces being employed to form each cushion,and the cushion being filled in with cotton, wool, or any preferredmaterial, as shown at O, and the edges of the separate parts thereofbeing brought together and secured to the seat by small screws D, or inany desired manner. It will be observed that the convex portions orsides of the cushions are thereby is similar to the curve at the rearend of the seat, and in practice the weight of the body rests upon theseat rearwardly of the cushions B, and said cushions serve to preventthe body from sliding forwardly, and thus aid in retaining a properposition on the seat.

The cushions or supports B may be made solid, if desired, or of anypreferred material, and I may also provide means for adjusting the samelongitudinally of the seat, and it will be understood that, as shown inthe drawings, said supports or cushions may be adjusted longitudinallyof the seat by simply taking out the screws D and replacing the same.

My invention is not limited to the material of which the cap or cover ofthe seat is composed or from which the cushions are formed, and Ireserve the right to make all such changes in and modifications of theconstruction described as fairly come within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, I

directed forwardly, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 31st day of March,1896.

CHARLES ELMER WHEELAND.

Witnesses J AS. E. MoRRIsoN, R. M. KINNEAR.

